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Blood Orange Martini

This refreshing blood orange martini cocktail recipe is a great way to relax during summer happy hour.
The Martha Stewart Show, February 2006
  • Yield Makes 2
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup citrus-flavored vodka
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice (about 1 orange)
  • 2 tablespoons Simple Syrup
  • Dried blood orange segments, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, juice, and simple syrup with ice; shake well. Strain into 2 martini glasses, and garnish with orange segments.

Recipe Reviews

  • Catfly
    15 Feb, 2009

    Delicious, I did not use the simple syrup because I choose not to consume much sugar and find I don't ike sweet drinks as a rusult. We only get blood oragnes in the winter. I t feels like we are in the tropics!

  • nikolplass
    30 Dec, 2007

    Simple Syrup...I had to refer to the print publication to figure this out :)
    Ingredients
    1 cup sugar
    Directions
    Combine sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and transfer to a medium bowl. Set aside until cooled. Store refrigerated in an airtight container, up to 1 month.
    Makes about 1 2/3 cups

  • nikolplass
    30 Dec, 2007

    Simple Syrup...I had to refer to the print publication to figure this out :)
    Ingredients
    1 cup sugar
    Directions
    Combine sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and transfer to a medium bowl. Set aside until cooled. Store refrigerated in an airtight container, up to 1 month.
    Makes about 1 2/3 cups

  • skknowl
    30 Dec, 2007

    WHAT IS RECIPE 2910173????????????????